Didn't read the article. I guess this is good and bad. Slack regulations on things like Hydraulic Fracturing is bad. But it could create jobs, so that's good. But I doubt it'll lower energy prices, since there's no guarantee that a significant amount of this oil will be sold to the U.S., unless there's some regulation I'm missing.

What are they going to name the lake when the bedrock is so fractured in Ohio and Pa. that the region becomes a giant sinkhole? If the footings to your house were broken like that it would be condemned.

oldernell:What are they going to name the lake when the bedrock is so fractured in Ohio and Pa. that the region becomes a giant sinkhole? If the footings to your house were broken like that it would be condemned.

oldernell:What are they going to name the lake when the bedrock is so fractured in Ohio and Pa. that the region becomes a giant sinkhole? If the footings to your house were broken like that it would be condemned.

oldernell:What are they going to name the lake when the bedrock is so fractured in Ohio and Pa. that the region becomes a giant sinkhole? If the footings to your house were broken like that it would be condemned.

It'll all be worth it if I can afford to gas up my Hummer again... That thing gathers more dust than my treadmill

Joe Blowme:"most of these rigs are on private property. They are drilling into places like the Bakken formation, which lies under parts of North Dakota and Montana.

"Had this been government land, we would likely still be awaiting drilling permits or fighting lawsuits from NGOs or outright drilling bans enacted from Congress," Mulva says.

HAHAHAH but Obama is the reason right? ALL HAIL KING OBAMA!!

Pardon me if I don't think we should throw up drilling rigs all over public lands set aside specifically for the purpose of protection and the enjoyment of future generations all so we can pad the pockets of oil execs while gas prices still head up.

Ashrams:And yet somehow I bet they will produce a lot of oil and refine it then ship it to China were they can use it to make products to coat with lead and use said oil again to ship it back to the US.

Then we have gone full circle and not gained a thing.

In a few years this will be our new flag.[www.cia.gov image 453x304]

You mean Alberta's new flag. Our prime minister is set to sell one of our largest oil fields to China for $15B CDN. He's an idiot.